Word: upper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...report charges that the private schools aremostly white, upper class, elite institutions atwhich interns will not help large numbers ofBlacks...
Next time you get into a car, buckle upper you could face a $15 fine...
Betsy asks him calmly, "Michael, can you draw a picture of your house?" The house that Michael draws is a series of connected ladders and squares. Stick figures occupy the upper squares; they represent tenants on the upper floors. The lowest square is filled in with green. As he continues to work, the other children are asked to talk about their self-portraits. Elena is too shy. Carmen says she is pretty in her drawing. Betsy asks Michael where his self- portrait is. Michael picks up one of his discarded sheets, announces, "This is a bad guy. I'm going...
...with its odd, elongated acorn spires. Geraldine and Mary Paul attend 8:30 Mass every morning, but they have no time for other formal daily prayers. There is no religious cast whatever to the center. On the ground floor are a reception room and Geraldine's office. On the upper floors, staff offices, consultation rooms, a large "family room" used for parties and group sessions. The top floor constitutes the convent for the two nuns. This is their place of privacy...
While OPEC's woes inspire visions of energy-to-burn for U.S. consumers, petroleum experts warn that the cartel could get the upper hand again in the 1990s. By then, many alternative sources, notably Alaskan and North Sea oil fields, will be on the decline. Low crude prices could help OPEC make a comeback by discouraging exploration for new sources. Says Elihu Bergman, executive director of Americans for Energy Independence: "We shouldn't let down our guard. We should take advantage of this to prepare for the future...